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Star Tribune products influence
every kind of Minnesota consumer.

As the #1 regional media brand, we are powerful enough to bring you a mass audience and flexible enough to feature unique solutions for niche audiences. From our flagship newspaper to the latest web and mobile offerings, our products deliver the audiences that drive results. To get started, request a
media plan consultation today.

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We'll create your custom media plan to reach the audiences that drive revenue. Contact a sales consultant today

StarTribune.com

Our flagship website dominates online, with an audience of nearly 7 million monthly unique visitors generating over 108.9 million monthly page views.

E-mail Marketing

Reach consumers who have opted-in to receive email alerts and offers targeted to their preferences and interests.

Behavioral Targeting

Reach key customers with relevant ads and offers based on their web-browsing behavior and geographic location.

Vita.mn online

The ultimate guide for local fun. The latest on bars, restaurants, movies, concerts, fashion and dating, along with critics' picks and users' favorites. 129,000 unique visitors monthly.

SearchPlus Search Engine Marketing

Drive traffic directly to your website with a SEM campaign that includes lead collection, directories management and social marketing.

Golden Gavel

Use this twice-yearly online auction event to get consumers talking about and competing for your merchandise or services.

Steals

Steals delivers more than great email in-box offers to consumers. As part of a targeted ad plan, it's the only daily deals program to deliver lasting value to your business.

Mobile

Mobile banner ads drive traffic to your site with more than 3 million impressions per month to more than 197,000 unique users.

Connect with Minnesota consumers everywhere. Start your media plan now. Contact us >

Need to flood the Minnesota market with your message? No problem. In one week, an integrated buy reaches 1.4 million shoppers or 60 percent of the market.

Combined with The Star Tribune and StarTribune.com, our non-subscriber solutions provide the bandwidth to blanket the masses. For keenly targeted messages, we pinpoint your desired zip codes with laser focus to provide a segmented saturation of your ideal customers.

Twin Cities Values

For total market coverage, add this high-impact product to your Star Tribune media plan. It's delivered every Saturday to the mailboxes of non-Sunday subscribers.

StribExpress

Connect with 20,000 non-subscribers in desirable zip codes through this 100% opt-in lifestyle content and advertising broadsheet delivered to homes every Sunday.

Vita.mn Inserts

With over 50,000 free Vita.mn copies distributed on 1,400 racks throughout the metro, a pre-printed insert is a great way to reach a fast moving, free-spending young audience.

We'll create your custom media plan to reach the audiences that drive revenue. Contact a sales consultant today
Connect with Minnesota consumers everywhere. Start your media plan now. Contact us > SearchPlus

More clicks, more calls, more leads with Star Tribune SearchPlus.

More than half of all Americans have replaced the Yellow Pages with the Internet. Don't be invisible to your customers. Maximize your online visibility and put the power of SearchPlus search engine marketing to work for you.

Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to optimize your current SEM campaigns, with Star Tribune SearchPlus you can:

  • Level the playing field against bigger competitors
  • Turn search results into qualified leads — and paying customers
  • Manage your online reputation
  • Integrate social media to boost performance

Star Tribune SearchPlus raises your visibility and traffic 5 simple ways:

  1. Get more out of getting Googled
    Whether customers look for you by name or product offering, we'll help you speed ahead of organic traffic and be the authority in your business category.

  2. Make your short list longer
    With SearchPlus, you can post announcements on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in one shot, from one central dashboard.

  3. Control your online reputation
    With SearchPlus, you're in every online directory your customers use to find your goods and services. Plus, you'll be notified every time a customer posts a review or comment about your business.

  4. Build and grow relationships
    Make sure customers are the kind you get to keep, rather than the kind you have to win. With SearchPlus, you'll know which ad channels and campaigns generate the most calls.

  5. Get a bird's eye view of your performance
    SearchPlus organizes your results from every search engine on one central dashboard. One account, one report.

Put the power of SearchPlus to work for you today.

We'll create your custom media plan to reach the audiences that drive revenue. Contact a sales consultant today
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Supercharge your advertising buy with a promotional tie-in.

Whether it's tapping into our State Fair (one of the largest in the nation with nearly 2 million visitors over 12 days); co-sponsoring a theatrical performance (we claim the most theaters per capita outside of New York); or retail contests for VIP passes to sold-out shows, we'll help you generate traffic, boost sales and build your brand among our active and engaged audiences.

When your sales objective meets our imagination, great things can happen. Here's a small sampling of the possibilities:

Concerts

We've got your ticket to connecting with Minnesota's music lovers. From the orchestra and large arena shows to free outdoor festivals, our on-site product samplings, retail-boosting ticket giveaways and other partnership opportunities are great gigs for winning exposure with valuable audiences.

Sporting Events

Sign up to support Minnesota's great teams and gain recognition and awareness for your company through third party tie-ins on promotional elements. It's a smart play for connecting with passionate Twins, Wild, Vikings, Lynx, Swarm and Gopher fans.

Contests

Turn your customers into winners. Let the Star Tribune develop a turnkey, brand-building contest that generates a big marketplace buzz for your business without big-time commitment from your staff.

We'll create your custom media plan to reach the audiences that drive revenue. Contact a sales consultant today